頭 (tau4) — head; hair; hairstyle in Cantonese
tauˎ₄頭简 头
Mandarin Pinyin: tou2
Meaning of 頭
nounhead; hair; hairstyle
nounclassifier for certain domestic animals
nounside; party; aspect
nounfirst; top; start; end
nounchief; leader; boss
Example Sentences with 頭
唔知點解呢排成日都頭痛呀。
I don't know why I've been getting so many headaches lately.
你啲頭髮好滑呀！
Your hair is so smooth!
這個年頭不好。
The harvest was bad this year.
晚上你可以看到頭上天空中的星辰
At night you can see stars in the sky above your head.
我有發燒同頭痛
I have a temperature and headache.
Words Containing 頭
由頭嚟過jau4 tau4 lei4 gwo3
start all over again
烚熟狗頭saap6 suk6 gau2 tau4
a person who smiles foolishly, thus showing his teeth
嘜頭mak1 tau4
shipping mark; a brand mark
頭皮屑tau4 pei4 sit3
dandruff | Syn.: 頭屑; (coll.) 頭皮
人頭落地jan4 tau4 lok6 dei6
be decapitated/beheaded/executed
不摸頭bat1 mo2 tau4
not acquainted with the situation; not up on things
徹頭徹尾cit3 tau4 cit3 mei5
out-and-out; downright; through and through
芋頭wu6 tau2
taro
煙頭jin1 tau2
cigarette butt, cigarette end
一頭jat1 tau4
simultaneously
船到橋頭自然直syun4 dou3 kiu4 tau4 zi6 jin4 zik6
a ship will straighten on its own when it reaches the bridge
牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1
if a cow doesn't want to drink, you can't force its head down
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